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Alemtsehay Meseret has made one and half years as the Ethiopian Ambassador to Uganda. She spoke to The independent’s Isaac Khisa on a wide-range of issues; from trade relations between the two countries to the Renaissance Dam. What is your assessment of trade and investment levels between Ethiopia and Uganda? …

But the firm’s overall Africa operations had its net profit fall by 36% to $145m Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Bharti Airtel operations in East Africa have recorded a 14% growth in revenue to US$659million for the six months ending Sept. 30, citing an increase in subscribers. The firm’s …

Uganda’s coffee industry has recorded the highest ever export volumes as well as earnings for the Coffee Year 2019/2020 (Oct-Sept), signaling the crop’s steady recovery. Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Latest data from the Uganda Coffee Development Authority shows that coffee exports for the 12 months amounted to 5.36 …

Currently, the regional insurers commands the largest market share in Uganda’s general insurance business Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Regional insurer, Jubilee Holdings Ltd, is selling between 51% and 66% stake of its operating subsidiaries engaged in short term general insurance business across the region to the Munich-based Allianz …

 CSOs suggests that the government  need to now invest in productive sectors such as manufacturing, trade,  health, education and social protection in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Even before the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic, Uganda’s economy was already struggling amidst huge investment in the …

Kampala, Uganda | Isaac Khisa | Uganda’s failure to implement the anti-corruption laws is attributed to political interference, according to the new report, a situation that hampers investigation and proper prosecution of alleged corrupt officials. The study carried out by the Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda with support from the Democratic Governance Facility …

  Kampala, Uganda | Isaac Khisa | Uganda’s mobile money transactions grew by 19.3% to Shs 79.8 trillion for the year ending June.30, according to Michael Atingi-Ego, deputy governor, Bank of Uganda. Atingi, who was speaking during the Uganda Bankers Association retreat at the Kampala Sheraton Hotel on Sept.22, said out …

But there was an increase in expenses on input and wholesale services, salaries and taxes Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s telecom sector has posted the highest total quarterly revenues on record, crossing the Shs1 trillion mark amidst the ravaging coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest Uganda Communications Commission …

The resources meant for debt payment should be channeled into strengthening health care, social protection and economic recovery Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | As Ugandan government grapples with external debt repayment, leaving it with limited resources to fight the ravaging coronavirus pandemic and its related negative impacts, financial experts …

Uganda Clays Limited, the producer of baked clay building products, has recorded a drop in operating costs but losses increased for the second consecutive year, as it faced stiff competition in the construction sector amidst coronavirus pandemic. Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The company recorded a 6% reduction in …